Our local pharmaceutical environment is highly regulated.The most important legislative provisions are found in the Medicines Act and the Pharmacy Act....more
6/20/2018
/ Consumer Protection Act ,
Drug Pricing ,
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Licensing Rules ,
Life Sciences ,
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South Africa ,
Transparency Directive ,
TRIPS Agreement
During the past several decades, the advances made in the life sciences and health care industries have been astounding, not to mention revolutionary. A presently obscure and experimental treatment may, in a day or week or...more
Following the 2016 budget speech during which the proposal to tax the sugar content of beverages was first tabled, and after 18 months of vigorous debate, the South African Parliament on Tuesday adopted the taxation of sugary...more
Although medicines have always been heavily regulated in South Africa, medical devices have not. Recently, however, Medical Device Regulations have been issued to bring medical devices into the regulatory fold. Medical...more
Many have questioned what affect a proposed legislative facelift, to the cosmetic industry, will have on manufacturers, retailers and, of course, on consumers.
According to the Department of Trade and Industry, the total...more
Subject to certain exceptions, medical devices have historically not been heavily regulated in South Africa. Prescriptive requirements for medical devices were not in force and advertisers and marketers of medical devices...more